Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-02
FASHIONS ~. rms IAIR.
What IL the Proper Caper In Dressing Chill
dren-Trimmings and Model Styles.

What IL the Proper Caper in Dressing Chill
dren-Trimmings and Model s,yIes
The Philadelphia Ledger says: For chill.
dren's dresses, small jackets are much fav.
ored. They have tight fitting backs and they
open In front over vest or guimpe. They
either terminate In q small position with Q
bow, or else tho back forms long pointed
ends lined with light colored silk which are
taken up to the waist like loops In front Of
the waist or jacket there may be Q piece of
velvet or embroidered goods The jacket
closes on either side OF the plastron by means
Of flap, or it has o belt on the lower part
Some basques are cut on the lower borders
while others form loops Another style is to
have the jacket closing on the side, and wit b
q long basque. Guimpes are of embroidered
muslin, tulls and lace, and OF all Open-work
materials Plastrons and inserted pieces are
OF velvet or embroidered stutfs. Embroid.
cred white cloth Is much in favor tor plas
irons and vests 1t also serves for the cuffs
Dresses for babies from to years OF age are
pretty made OF cream colored woolen goods
and trimmed with bands OF Bulgarian or
Russian embroidery. The same arabesque
designs al on the hite cloth vest Ribbon
bows are much employed on children's
dresses. In addition to being on the shoul-
ders OF waists, they also form the fronts of
skirts or jackets. For the latter arrange.
ments the bows are sewed to piece OF plain
ribbon and usually extended down one side
only, a. the skirt sometimes opens over q
panel. White and light htcolored skirts are
effective combined with dark-colored or
plaid velvet. Light blue chuddsh harmon.
ICES we'll with dark Scotch plaid. Children's
costumes may also be In subdued tones, such
a. light brown. beige or cream. The skirts,
vests and putllngs are OF surah, while the
jackets are OF light cloth. Little boys also
wear silk vests, but their jackets are palmer
than those for girls.
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goods are fashionable for trimming girls
dresses They are feather stitched on to the
goods with either red, black or yellow
crewels. Skirt panel cutls, rs we'll as revers
and collars are made of the white goods,
which is cleaned, when soilsd with vii.
mington clay, precisely as soldiers "pipe'
clay" their belts.
Canvas OF herring bone serge white dresses
for young girls have the ire laid in large
pleats back and front, leaving a plain space
on each side, to serve as a narrow plain
panel The waist IL pleated in close, fine
pleats into yoke, which Is finished around
and over the shoulders with insertion. The
sleeves have few gathers at the top, but are
other wise plain and tight fitting, with turn
over cuff that Ia 0dged with narrow ruiils.
Corded ginghams are novelty among the
wash. goods. Gathers are much better than
pleads In children's cloths as they are more
easily irOned, except in the very broad box.
plests or kills that make the skirts OF boys
suits.
The linen standing collars and chemi.
settles with white ties, that were 80 popular
last season, are to he worn again as soon IS
the weather gets warmer. At present rib
bons are the popular neckwear, the prettiest
being rich, wide, white more ribbons, show.
ing little edge at the collar and sleeve and
tied in u small bow under the chin and on
top Of the wrist Colored ribbons are used,
but are only becoming to dark brunst,es.
Jackets are preferred to all other outer
garments for young girls. Many OF them are
very simply made They have often false
vests and puffings In front. Suits for ordinary
daily wear and In combinations such ss dark
blue trimmed with red. The front OF the
overskirt forms long apron. The waist 10 q
jersey In the same color and OF . hne
quality OF gOOda Over the front there may
Oe Q pulling OF surah. Sometimes the Jersey
only has narrow band OF red silk coming q
little above the collar. The most serviceable
dress for ordinary use has the overskirt polon.
aise raised In apron style
TRIMMINGS AND MODEL STYLES.
The simplest trimming for worsted walk.
ing dresses IL brsiding sewed sideways in.
stead Of fiat, with Q very little gilt lsclng or
thread intermixed. The braid Is in y darker
shade than the goods. There Is Q kind OF
| rough curled trimming In seven shades OF
| one color. Silk, somewhat like Lyons satin
| only heavier and softer, bears this same em.
brOidery. Some fashionable Partisan houses
have abandoned all complicated draperies.
skirts fall straight and are taken plain over
the hips with the backs slightly dYsped OF
straight. They are gathered or plated to the
belt Some silk skirts have full silk ruch,
ings ON the lower bOrdera Very richly en-
| brOidered Grape scsrfs will be used for trim
ming They are very light and are iringed
| on the border trimming. They are tied iI
long loops down the side or back.
A great many thin wool and cotton dresses
are made with full sleeves, and for summer
wear the cuff may be narrow, extending
only part way over the arm and edged, in
stead OF covered, with lace or open EN-
orotdery. The colOred embroideriss II
browns, In brown and yellow, In blue AMI
red, In gray and olive, and In Turkish O
Indian blendings OF color, ere becoming
4roae toasuso q summer dyooo decoration